The British Truck Racing Association Championship season gets
underway at Brands Hatch this Easter weekend (1/2 April), with two
grids of the big rigs ready to spring into action on the Indy
circuit.

Two championships are up for grabs this year, and both grids are
the most open they have been in years. In the top class, champion
Ryan Smith has elected not to defend his crown, so former champions
Stuart Oliver and David Jenkins start the year as favourites.
Oliver has ten titles to his name, plus a European championship,
whilst Jenkins is the most recent champion on the grid and drives
one of the previously-dominant MAN rigs. Both are renowned for
their uncompromising racing style, and Jenkins is one of the most
spectacular truck racers in the world.

Truck racing is notoriously unpredictable, however, and there
are many drivers ready to spring a surprise this weekend. The list
includes another former champion, Richard Collett, and proven
race-winners Luke Taylor and Simon Reid, whilst there are several
new talents in the field.

Division two is headed by multiple class champion Steven Powell,
who lives just a few miles from Brands Hatch. His brother John, a
title challenger returns, but both will be under attack from 2016
class champion Adam Bint in his distinctive bonneted Volvo
White.

The class also contains several drivers ready to score an early
advantage, including Dartford's Simon Cole, Sevenoaks' James
Aitkenhead, and front-running driver Luke Garrett.

Click here to download the British Truck Racing
Association Championship entry list for this weekend.

The trucks will be out for their qualifying sessions from
11.20am on Easter Sunday, and there are two races scheduled that
day for Division 1 at 2.05pm and Division 2 at 4.35pm. On Easter
Monday there are a further five races scheduled throughout the day,
including a Grand Final incorporating both classes to bring the
event to a spectacular climax.

The event also features a packed support race programme, plus
off-track entertainment, much of which is focussed on Easter Monday
including England's Strongest Disabled Man and Woman contests,
monster truck rides, a stunt show, children's entertainment,
driving experiences, live music and much more.

Tickets for Easter Truck Racing at Brands Hatch on 1/2
April are available on the gate for £16 on Sunday and £25 on
Monday, with discounts for teens and free entry for under-13s. For
more information call 0843 453 9000 or click here.